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2012 SESSION
SB 460 Immigration query at arrest; law-enforcement officer to determine status after legal stop, etc.
Introduced by: Richard H. Black | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Immigration query at arrest or during detention. Provides that when a law-enforcement officer lawfully detains a person following a lawful stop, detention, or arrest of such person for a suspected criminal offense or traffic infraction or upon reasonable suspicion of criminal activity and, during the detention, based upon certain prescribed inquiries of the detainee and ICE, the officer forms a reasonable suspicion that the person is unlawfully present in the United States, the officer shall make a reasonable effort during the detention, when practicable, to determine whether the person is lawfully present, unless the determination would hinder or obstruct an investigation. The bill also sets out procedures to be followed by a judicial officer who would make a bail determination for such an arrestee.
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HISTORY
- 01/11/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102331D
- 01/11/12 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/12 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N 1-A)